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Insured patients receiving treatment for the liver disease hepatitis B have access to new funding to help with prescription co-pay relief. The Patient Advocate Foundation, based in Hampton, has announced a new national assistance fund to help with out-of-pocket pharmaceutical expenses. The foundation's co-pay relief program, which funnels funds to patients in several disease "silos" — cancers, heart disease, etc. — has been providing direct financial support for qualified insured patients since 2004, distributing more than $190 million in assistance to more than 95,000 patients. The new grant funding will give qualified patients up to $4,000 per year for...

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Insured patients receiving treatment for the liver disease hepatitis B have access to new funding to help with prescription co-pay relief. The Patient Advocate Foundation, based in Hampton, has announced a new national assistance fund to help with...

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